News & Commentary about Online Anonymity and Identity

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Oct 5, 2023

Internet Censorship Won't Make Kids Safe

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Aug 26, 2022

The Nightmarish Loss of Workplace Privacy

Dec 11, 2019

Devin Nunes’ Cow Has a First Amendment Right to Call Rep. Nunes a ‘Treasonous Cowpoke’

Apr 10, 2017

Government Goes After Critic on Twitter, Remembers Constitution Just in Time

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Dec 13, 2016

ACLU Wins Case Protecting Identity Of Anonymous Online Critics

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Jan 20, 2016

Google and Twitter Speak Up in Support of the First Amendment Rights of Their Users

Sep 27, 2015

DHS Is Not the Boss of My Library

Aug 3, 2015

Mississippi’s All Up in Your Google Activity

Feb 11, 2015

ACLU to UN: Encryption is Not A Problem to be Solved, But a Crucial Tool For Freedom and Security

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Dec 10, 2014

Academic Freedom and the Right to Remain Anonymous Online